Law enforcement officers working for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) arrested Eric Wamser (PDF), a 57-year-old Placer County man, last Friday for flying his drone too close to a wildfire burning north of Sacramento, California.
Wamser’s arrest is the first of its kind in the state.
The incident occurred on the evening of June 28, when the Trailhead Fire broke out. A drone was spotted above the fire, so authorities temporarily grounded firefighting aircraft for about 30 minutes.
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